Learn How to Pre-render Pages Using Static Generation with Next.js

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What is Static Generation?

Static Generation is a method of pre-rendering where the HTML pages are generated at build time. This means that the page HTML is generated once (typically on a CI/CD pipeline), not on every request, and then reused for each request.

This approach provides significant performance benefits because the page is already rendered and ready to serve. There's no need for a server to compute data or render templates on every visit.

When to Use Static Generation?

We recommend using Static Generation whenever possible because it's much faster for users to load the page. You should ask yourself: "Can I pre-render this page ahead of a user's request?"

Static Generation is a great choice for pages that:

• Don't require real-time data
• Can be cached by a CDN
• Don't change frequently
• Are the same for all users